Search Results: Cultural Studies from Bibliope by Calvello Books

San Francisco, Calif: P. Bovis, 1969. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated) [Deluxe edition]. Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely light soiling to covers and spine foot, ink ownership signature to title page, bright pages, tight binding, about Near Fine.. Black octavo, white spine, 144 pages, b&w illustrations, map, 24 cm. Indian baskets -- North America, Cultural Studies.

Portland, Oregon: Binfords & Mort, 1969. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. One medium-sized tear & slight wear to sunned, price-clipped DJ in archival mylar sleeve, barely worn spine head & foot, barely rubbed corners, ink gift inscription to half title-page, else very good+ in very good DJ. Octavo in red DJ; xi, 252 p, b&w illus & maps ; 23 cm. Signed by author. || Indians of North America -- California; Oregon -- Antiquities.

Moscow: Nedra, 1965. Hardcover. Near fine (-) with light wear to exterior and slightly bumped corners; else clean.. Quarto in blue boards. 358 pages. BW Ilus. In Russian; In kyrill. Schr. Series: Trudy Naucno-issledovatel'skogo Instituta geologii arktiki Gosudarstvennogo geologiceskogo Komiteta SSSR.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to corners, bright pages, tight binding, faint soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(+) DJ.. Large octavo in white DJ, gilt to spine, vii, 299 pages, b&w illustrations ; 25 cm. Prehistoric peoples -- Africa -- Congresses. || Contents: The coming of Nubian speakers to the Nile Valley / William Y. Adams -- Linguistic aspects of greater Nubian history / Robin Thelwall -- Linguistic inferences about early Bantu history / Christopher Ehret -- Linguistic evidence for the eastward spread of Ubangian peoples / Douglas E. Saxon -- Prehistory and historical linguistics in Central Africa: points of contact / Nicholas David -- Archaeology and linguistic reconstructions of history in East Africa / Stanley H. Ambrose -- The first spread of food production to southern Africa / Christopher Ehret -- Models of the spread of the Early Iron Age / D.P. Collett -- Bantu expansion… Read More

New York: L. Stuart, 1964. Hardcover. Extremey mild bumping to three corners (light rubbing to rear board-rear corner), faint spotting to fore-edge, pale soiling to fore-edges and front board,, extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, bright pages in tight binding, extremely mild rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle wear to DJ spine head and foot, else Near Fine(-) in Near Fine(+) DJ./near fine. Octavo in blue-tan color illus DJ, white spine, gilt to spine, 329 p, chiefly b&w illus (some color), 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. High quality gravure b&w photo reprods. || Sex customs -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Buenos Aires: Editorial Newen Mapu, 2010. Paperback. Fine with slight shelf wear to lower paper wrap, else tight and clean.. Octavo in green and yellow illus. paper wrap. 221 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-221). In Spanish. Series: Colección América Latina. La Historia a contrapelo. Serie Estudios y Debates ;Social movements -- Bolivia. Social conflict -- History -- 20th century --Social change.

London: Duckworth, 2003. First edition (stated). Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gentle rubbing to rear cover-top edge, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, else Near Fine(+).. Blue-black multicolored octavo, black spine,viii, 165 pages, b&w illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Series: Duckworth Egyptology. The pyramids of Gizeh and the tomb of Tutankhamun are two examples of the legendary energy that the Ancient Egyptians devoted to their tombs. But it was not only the rich who had pyramids as this work shows, giving a broad picture of burial as practiced throughout society over the millennia. Contents: 1. Early Farmers and State Formation -- 2. Early Dynastic Egypt: The Tomb as a House for the Afterlife -- 3. The Old Kingdom: The Age of the Pyramids -- 4. The Late Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom: The Development of a Funerary Industry -- 5. The Late Middle Kingdom to the Second Intermediate Period: New Magical Rites 6. The New Kingdom: Death in an Affluent Society -- 7.… Read More

[Norwalk, CT]: [Easton Press], 1989. [Collector's Edition]. Hardcover. Factory sealed in shinkwrap, possible minimal rubbing, else Fine.. Brown leather octavo, raised bands, gilt design to boards, gilt and gilt design to spine, AEG, xvii, [5], 487 pages, illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.), Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890. || Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's eloquent, fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, Brown allows the great chiefs and warriors of the Dakota, Ute, Sioux, Cheyenne, and other tribes to tell us in their own words of the battles, massacres, and broken treaties that finally left them demoralized and defeated. A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee changed forever our vision of how the West was really won. || Contents:… Read More

Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 1994. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Extremely gently rubbed corners, very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, bright pages in tight binding, extremely mild rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, faint soiling to rear DJ, extremely gently rubbed DJ corners, light water stain to inside front DJ flap, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(-) DJ.. Octavo in brown DJ, black spine, xii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Calf roping -- History. || For more than a hundred years, American cowboys have made their living through the skilled use of horse and rope. Whole libraries have been devoted to the horse, but no one, until now, has written a thorough study of the origins and evolution of ranch roping--which differs from arena roping as practiced by rodeo cowboys. Author/cowboy John Erickson studies ranch roping from every angle: its origins in the Old World; old-time loops and throws; the influence of modern team roping; and the endless… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1988. First English language edition. Hardcover. Very gently bumped top corners, extremely mild rubbing to rear corners, extremely light soiling to DJ, bright pages, else Near fine(+) in Very good(+) to Near fine(-) DJ.. Black-cloth octavo in black DJ, gilt and gilt design to spine, 627 pages ; 23 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar wrap. || Arabic fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into English, Political and historical fiction. || Set in an unnamed Persian Gulf kingdom in the 1930s, this remarkable novel tells the story of the disruption and diaspora of a poor oasis community following the discovery of oil there. The meeting of Arabs and the Americans who, in essence, colonised the remote region is a cultural confrontation in which religion, history, superstition, and mutual incomprehension all play a part.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981. First paperback edition. Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very faint soiling and sunning to spine, very light soiling to covers, extremely gentle rubbing to front-top edge, bright pages in tight binding, else Very Good to Very Good(+).. Large octavo, xviii, 476 p, b&w illustrations, plan ; 24 cm. Cultural Studies, Greek.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. Paperback. Near fine with faint wear and slight rubbed corners, else tight and clean.. Octavo in blue paper wraps. viii, 222 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-206) and index. Haitian Americans. Haitian Americans -- New York (State) --Social adjustment -- United States -- Case studies. Ethnicity -- United States. Haitians -- Ethnic identity. Haitian Americans.

San Lorenzo, California: Dispatches Corporation, 2008. Paperback. Near fine copy with very light to light edge wear around wrappers; else clean tight copy; wrappers are clean; pages are like new: clean, crisp, bright and free of marks, creases and pen; binding is tight; edges are clean.. Small octavo in brown matte wrapeprs; illus.; 200 pp., 20 cm. In English. || Series: Dispatches 2008; || Contents: Mind blindness and the decline of hitchhiking / Paul Theroux -- Of turbans and neckties : why past defines present / John Kifner -- A Kashmiri in America : the lucky shade of brown / Muzamil Jaleel -- Exceptionalism : America the exempt? / Samantha Power -- A survey : A sampling : how young Americans see the world -- Cartoon : Uncle Sam / Gerald Scarfe -- Photo essay : In God's country / Antonin Kratochvil. Publisher is Simba Gill. Dispatches is published four times a year by Dispacthes Corporation.

Zamora, Spain: Junta de Castilla y León ; Consejería de Educación y Cultura, 1986. 2a ed. Paperback. Very good with very slightly bumped spine head & foot; very gently rubbed edges of front cover with top bumped corner that extends thought text ; moderately sun-faded front and back wrap[er edges; spine very slightly rolled ; two tiny small scratches on front cover, lower bottom corner ; else clean. Binding is tight. Very good. Pages are clean.. Octavo in gold and maroon self-wraps; 147 p. ; 24 cm. Bibliography: p. 141-145. In Spanish. Agricultural laborers -- Spain -- Castile. Social classes -- Social conditions.

Recife: Recife [S.N], 1971. Paperback. Very Good with gently wear. slightly sunned spine, and light edge-frays to covers, else clean .. Yellow & white wraps. Octavo, 95 p. : illus. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references. In Portuguese. Scarce. Inscribed & signed by author. An ethnography of bread. || Food; Anthropology, Cultural Studies; Brazil -- Folklore.

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1979. First English language edition. Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to rear board-rear corner, bright pages in tight binding, exceedingly gentle rubbing to DJ corners, faint sunning to front DJ flap and rear DJ, light soiling to fore-edge and front DJ, else Near Fine(+) in Very Good(+) DJ./very good +. Octavo in black DJ, xi, gilt to spine, 265 pages, b&w illustrations, 24 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || Series: Themes in the social sciences. Families -- France -- History.

Forres, Scotland: The Findhorn Foundation, 1975. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head, small coffee stain to spine foot, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, faint sunning to covers and spine, two small water spots to rear cover, stamp to front free endpaper, else Near Fine. Tight and crisp.. Small white octavo, 92 pages, b&w illustrations, 20 cm. Contents: Festivals: their nature and purpose -- Winter: the festival of identity (Christmas) -- Spring: the festival of Resurrection (Easter) -- Midsummer: the festival of manifestation -- Autumn: the festival of transformation (Michaelmas) -- The joy of festival -- The festival within. Festivals.

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1978. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, light spotting to fore-edge, pale soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, exceedingly gentle rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, faint soiling to rear DJ, else near fine(+) in near fine(+) DJ./near fine. Octavo in red DJ, b&w illus to front DJ, gilt to spine, x, 186 pages, b&w illustrations, 22 cm. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. || International library of anthropology. Teso (African people) -- Social life and customs.

Laguna Hills, Calif: Aegean Park Press, 1992. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle wear to corners, light rubbing to fore-edge front cover, very faint spotting and soiling to fore-edges, few-several small reading creases to front cover, else Near Fine(-).. Tan quarto, ix, 192 pages, b&w illustrations, maps ; 28 cm. Series: Mayan studies, volume 4. Contents: Approaching the mystery -- The center of the celt -- The earth goddess of the south -- The red god of the east -- The night god of the north -- The wind god of the west. Olmecs -- Antiquities, Writing, Religion. || Amazing tribal illustrations. Cultural Studies.

Portland, Or: C.H. Belding, 1978. Hardcover. Near fine copy in a very good (+) DJ. Very light wear to board edges; light sunning and shelf rubbing to DJ; light creases to DJ edges; price clipping; else tight copy; pages are bright and free of marks; binding is solid./very good. Quarto in black and tan boards with tan DJ; chiefly illus. (some color); 119 p., 27 cm. Includes index. Northwest Coast Indian basketry photographed against the natural scenery of their places of origin.